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Three additional tales are treated in this edition: Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand, The Fairies by Charles Perrault, and a story about three ridiculous wishes, also by Perrault. Also treated are three tales by Anatole France: The Crainquebille Affair, Tbe Miracle of the Great Saint Nicholas, and The Shirt. Théophile Gautier is represented by four stories: The Romance of the Mummy, The Mummy’s Foot, King Candaules, and The Dead Lover. Guy de Maupassant is represented by one of his clean stories, namely, The Necklace. Also treated is The Underground City by Jules Verne and several additional tales of Charles Perrault: Sleeping Beauty, The Tufted Prince, and Beauty and the Beast.
In each article, the story is briefly retold in some detail.
In each article, the story is briefly retold in some detail.
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